alright. i just bought a buggy is an 1984 chevy 2500 extened cab long bed with a 350 small block and i just bought a set of 38.5 groundhawgs for it and looking to do someting similar to the bench seats in yours how hard were they to do
they were fairly easy to fab up, just took some time to do. everything is steel so it was just a matter of welding up the seat frame and a couple of legs. after that i used 3/4 pressure treated plywood, 5 inches of foam and some marine vinyl.
I had a company called northstar products make it. i believe there in ohio. its not the best you can get but its a great price and mine is holding up pretty well so far.
Closed knuckle 44 up front and a 60 in the rear.Fronts narrowed to match the short side. Running a 4cyl /front wheel drive motor transaxle setup mounted in a conventional manner with one of the drive axles feeding and a 205 case out of a F250 Highboy.Tires Firestone 21.5-16.1 I-3 ( V-tread ).If it isnt necessary,its not on there and it still weighed in at 3800lbs.
@rcruz003 what made you go with thar engine choice, seems like that would be alot harder to setup than a standard 4-6 cyllinder or even a small block V8. what gears did you have to run to compinsate for the small engine.
@kingscstl ...I'd seen several buggies running similar setups and spoke with a few of the guys , they all liked them.. A 4cyl motor and transaxle makes for a very short and compact power train combo , so they are ideal for short wheel base buggies with the bonus being gear reduction because going from a drive axle to 2:1transfercase , to a diff which in my case is 4:88 . Its crawls , there's no speed or massive torque here.
Its not a mud buggy by any means, just transport to and from stands.
@rcruz003 thanks for the comment. I didn't do the entire deck in it because i wanted to make sure i didn't get covered in mud every time i go out. I haven't had a chance to take it to the scales yet but i know its heavy as shit. every inch of it is heavy qauge steel even the console. i'll be taking video of it in action next weekend so subcribe to my channel and check it out.
how much did it cost you?
roughly
MudSplatProductions 1 week ago
@MudSplatProductions
The doner truck, new axles, new tires, all the parts and materials, roughly $7,000
kingscstl 1 week ago
alright. i just bought a buggy is an 1984 chevy 2500 extened cab long bed with a 350 small block and i just bought a set of 38.5 groundhawgs for it and looking to do someting similar to the bench seats in yours how hard were they to do
redneck2296 7 months ago
@redneck2296
they were fairly easy to fab up, just took some time to do. everything is steel so it was just a matter of welding up the seat frame and a couple of legs. after that i used 3/4 pressure treated plywood, 5 inches of foam and some marine vinyl.
kingscstl 7 months ago
@kingscstl alright and where could i get a bimini top at been looking every where and cant find one
and thanks for all your help.
redneck2296 6 months ago
@redneck2296
I had a company called northstar products make it. i believe there in ohio. its not the best you can get but its a great price and mine is holding up pretty well so far.
kingscstl 6 months ago
what size tires?
redneck2296 7 months ago
@redneck2296
they are 16.1 x 18.4 american farmer R1's
actual size is about 44 inches tall by 18 inches wide
kingscstl 7 months ago
Its easy to get on the heavy side.
I used 2x4 box tube 3/16"wall square tube frame.
Closed knuckle 44 up front and a 60 in the rear.Fronts narrowed to match the short side. Running a 4cyl /front wheel drive motor transaxle setup mounted in a conventional manner with one of the drive axles feeding and a 205 case out of a F250 Highboy.Tires Firestone 21.5-16.1 I-3 ( V-tread ).If it isnt necessary,its not on there and it still weighed in at 3800lbs.
Subcribed ,looking forward to some vids.
Thanks
rcruz003 7 months ago
@rcruz003 what made you go with thar engine choice, seems like that would be alot harder to setup than a standard 4-6 cyllinder or even a small block V8. what gears did you have to run to compinsate for the small engine.
kingscstl 7 months ago
@kingscstl ...I'd seen several buggies running similar setups and spoke with a few of the guys , they all liked them.. A 4cyl motor and transaxle makes for a very short and compact power train combo , so they are ideal for short wheel base buggies with the bonus being gear reduction because going from a drive axle to 2:1transfercase , to a diff which in my case is 4:88 . Its crawls , there's no speed or massive torque here.
Its not a mud buggy by any means, just transport to and from stands.
rcruz003 7 months ago
Nice ride , I used expanded metal for my deck as well . I like to have clear view of the running gear .
Whats it weighing ?
Good job.
rcruz003 7 months ago
@rcruz003 thanks for the comment. I didn't do the entire deck in it because i wanted to make sure i didn't get covered in mud every time i go out. I haven't had a chance to take it to the scales yet but i know its heavy as shit. every inch of it is heavy qauge steel even the console. i'll be taking video of it in action next weekend so subcribe to my channel and check it out.
kingscstl 7 months ago
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rcruz003 7 months ago